Sold a Wife for Gold in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City on April 25, H Strauss of Chicago bought Mrs. Fritz Landers for 100 American dollars, via quit claim. Landers, predisposed by money, sold his wife to an old German sweetheart, who welcomed the transaction. The pair departed for San Francisco, leaving Landers free to profit from the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
H. Strauss
Chicago
Fritz Lander
Landers
Strauss
San Francisco
Mre. Landers
Germany
Sweatheart
Noted Townsman Plans Early Departure for Europe
A prominent local resident well known for annual European visits during bay fever season prepares to depart earlier this year. After a tempestuous Atlantic crossing last year he found sleep impossible on land, leading his household to simulate ocean motion to restore rest and ease his fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Atlantic
New York
Indianapolis
Alt
Pene
Interfering With Games Highlights Rain Postponements
Rain halted nearly all league baseball Thursday with only New York vs Boston finishing to a 2 0 for Boston after the New York team refused to play. Boston and Brooklyn won Brotherhood games while Buffalo lost to Cleveland. The day also carried notes on encampment prizes, a domestic incident, a house burglary waiver, and a Mexican Diaz reelection bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hain
New York
Clarkson
Hardie
Welch
Murphy
Brotherhood
Boston
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Cleveland
Batteries
Radbourne
Kelly
Cook
Gaffney
Barnes
Arrest of Real Estate Dealer John C Pass on Embezzlement Charge
John C Pass a noted local real estate dealer was arrested Friday by Deputy sheriff Langenbert on a White County grand jury warrant for embezzlement tied to a real estate transaction. In Chicago on April 25 a strike threat loomed as 1 400 union waiters threatened action and carpenter Thomas Gilmore was fatally wounded by strikers in a separate incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Pass
Langenbert Upor
White County
Grand Jury
Chicago
Thomas Gilmore
Lebanon
Liganon
Ind
Home Capital
Love Laughs At Obstacles Wedding in which romance wins
An article details the marriage of Jacob L. Merz and Eva L Tetaz in a private ceremony at the county Clerk's office with Rev. Dr. Hanford A. Edson performing. The couple wed secretly to avoid parental objections, then announced the union to friends at their new home on Oriole Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob L. Marz
Hanford A. Edson
Memorial Church
Oriole
Merz
Eva L Tetaz
Seventh
Bellefontainette
Mies Tetaz
Mr. Merz
George J. Marott
Henry C. G. Bale
Bale
Daniels
SUN
Morz
Tetaz
New Indianapolis Gas Company Plans Meeting in May
About the middle of May the new owners of the Indianapolis gas company will meet here and perfect their plans for the improvement and operation of the plant, which will be enlarged extensively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Gas Company
Gondoliers at Grand Pleases Despite Some Flaws
The Grand staged Gilbert and Sullivan's Gondoliers to an enthusiastic audience. Performers including W.8. Daboli Charlie Drew Jon Frankan Louise Montague and Willet Seaman Jr. impressed at times with clever humor and a charming cachuca dance though critics note thin music and a weak plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Grand
Gilbert & Sullivan
Gilbert
Daboli
Charlie Drew
Jon Frankan
Royal Inquisitor
Venice
Louise Montague
Willet Seamen, Jr
Reps Split as Marion County Nomination Doutes Grow
In Marion County the Republican field shows four declared candidates for county offices with no firm decisions. John Browning is seen as a challenger to Tom Taggart for county auditor while Robert Groffin vies for recorder. Democratic sheriff Henry Langenberg shifts attention to Charley Many as a possible retirement threat to Vic Backus, with Lon McDaniel also discussed for treasurer or clerk. A quiet bid favors nominating statesmen, aided by proxy voting, listing John Mcfea John Rail Judge A C Ayres Henry N Spaan A B Young George W Julian Martin H Rice and George G Tanner among others, per Sun report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
John Browning
Tom Taggart
Robert Groffin
Recorder
Bob
Henry Langenberg
Charley
Lon McDaniel
Mahlon Floyd
Charles Fletcher
Vic Backus
Fletcher
Floyd
Court House Yard
John &. Mcfea
John Rail
A.C. Ayres
Henry N. Spaan
A. B. Young
George W. Julian
Martin H. Rice
George G. Tanner
THE
SUN
Attempted Jury Fixing In Judge Howland Court
Mrs Martha Hanna suing the Vananingham estate reveals an unknown man offered verdict influence for 50 dollars and later 25. her attorney did not report the bribery, no arrest followed. Hanna provides a vague description, not enough to identify the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henna
Explosion in Trunk Injures Worker and Reveals Gun
Ed Taylor at Union depot handled a trunk when an explosion followed by a shot struck near his face. A 44 calibre navy revolver, found in the trunk, belonged to Malon Wells of Washington Indiana. Delaney Gorman was arrested for house breaking after probing Mr Kiefers residence on Illinois Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
William Hunter
Elizabeth
Hunter
Sullivan
Delaney Gorman
H.gc. Keever
Ed Taylor
Union Depot
Iid
Navy
Malon Wells
Washington
Indiana
Brady and
Hogan
Kiefer
S&s
Illinois St
Features of Sporting Life reports multiple late 19th century games and sports notes
The article notes Cleveland bench show postponed and Carpenter signing with Kansas, announces a Sullivan fight, and lists scores from Thursday in various leagues including St. Louis over Toledo 6 to 5, Muskegon over Marion 2 to 0, Mansfield over Fort Wayne 4 to 1, Detroit over Peru 22 to 8, and A Johnson led Buffalos 18 to 15. It mentions dwindling brotherhood attendance, upcoming weary baseball season, a draw between Leonard and Gallagher leading to Leonard's dismissal, and attempts by Buck Ewing Roger Connor and Putrid O Rourke to manage the New York team. The London Sportsman reports a nine-ace game where Occidentals beat Essex 28 to 42 with a sequence of odd scores. A cough remedy advertisement closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Carpenter
Kansas Y. Jackson
Sullivan
St. Louis
Toledo
New York
Muskegon
Marion
Mansfield
Fort Wayne
Detroit
Peru
A. Johnson
Buffalos
Brotherhood
Leonard
Gallagher
Buffalo
Buffalo Athletic Club
Buck Ewing
Roger Connor
Essex
Ruin and Desolation in the Wiooded Districts
A relief steamer report from Bayou Sars describes widespread devastation in New Orleans area parishes. Levees have failed over 13 miles, hundreds live in danger, and thousands of stock drown or starve. The Dacotah rescues 500 people and 1,000 head of stock as it remains to aid survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bayou Sars
Point Coupee Parish
Stupendous Fraud in Stevens County Kansas
A Herald Paris Texas dispatch reports a major fraud in Stevens County Kansas after a summer appeal for county relief supplies. A relief committee allegedly misused thousands of donated funds and supplies, with the county relief committee blamed for the scheme and locals unaware of the full scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
New York
Paris
Texas
Stevens County
County Reef Committee
Doom Sealers React To San Francisco Earthquake
The April 25 quake spurred panic among doom sealers in San Francisco and Oakland. People fled in night clothes, some injured, as a prophesying figure Erickiss warned of a larger coming disaster and urged vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Thuredsy
Oakland
Erickiss
Eighteen graduates complete gymnasium program in Indianapolis
Eighteen students graduated at the gym Dacium of the Social turnerbund in Indianapolis under the National Turners, with graduates preparing Friday and Saturday for theoretical and practical exams. The group hails from several states and aims to become physical culture teachers, continuing the Jaha system in public schools. Also elected at a Thursday Eastern Star session were grand officers led by F W Fanning and Mrs A V Hunter, with H G Thayer installing them as grand matron presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gym Dacium
Social Turnerbund
Maryland St
National Turnerbund
Frederick John
Germany
Indianapolis
William Fleck
H. Muench
J. Toensfeldt
St. Louia
C. H. Boppe
Turners’ Gazette
Milwaukee
H. Rothman
Kansas City
H. Tader
Chicago
Charles Kroh
Cincinnati
Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Building
F. W. Fanning
Eutler
A. V. Hunter
Columbia City
G. m
BK. M. Hollinger
Tarra Haute
I. B. Weber
Warsaw
Wm. Smythe
Pearle Tyner
Greenfield
M. M. Blodgett
E. A. Green Tea
Lafayette
N. Wilkenson
Knightstown
H. E. Macomber
G. B. Huntsman
Rolling Prairie
G. C
G. Miller
Kokomo
A. Gruder
Marion
Fox hounds kill 22 sheep in Columpes area
Thursday morning hunting left the trail and killed 17 sheep owned by Eli Sanders and five by Ault in Columpes Indiana. Local authorities report the incident occurred after the fox hounds were released for a chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CoLtumpes
Ind
Eli Sanders
Republicans Meet in Washington May 7
National committee plans a Washington gathering on May 7 while debates over the silver compromise and federal election bill prompt strong warnings about bloodshed if the measure becomes law. Brakemen’s brotherhood pushes for protection with 6600 brakemen killed yearly. automatic couplers urged. New colorings designs. Carl Moller advertises wall coverings at 161 E Washington St with window shades and linoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National Committee
Washington
Jones
Stewart
Nevada
Senate
Pugh
United States
Carl Moller
Washington St
Trained in Muscle Seventeen Graduates Parade Calisthenics
Seventeen graduates in grey gymnasium suits perform calisthenic drills at the Social Turnerbund hall with Miss Mueller of New Elm, Minon joining in. Prof Fleck and Vonnegut comment, 350 societies in the Turnerbund and 40,000 members reflect growing demand for teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnerband
Maryland St
Mueller
New Elm
Minon
Fleck
Normal Institute of the
Turnerbund
McGinty
Sates Vonnegut
Charles IF. Pingpank
Hinerich
Terperbund
Massive landslide threatens Newport hill near Taylor Creek
A huge landslide on Clayville hill in Newport endangers homes and rail lines. The hill rests on soapstone and L N railroad excavations are blamed. Five houses abandoned with more at risk as the track shifts ten feet. repairs and new excavations could cost near $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Clayville Hill
Taylor Creek
Disputed Meat Contamination Case Ends With Agreement
Doctors Crandall and Taylor of the state board of health agreed after a second test that the tainted meat harming the Earl Park family carried disease trichina. Crandall had asserted infection while Taylor believed the meat was pure before the final determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dre. Crandall and
Taylor
State Board of Health
Earl Park
Dr. Crandall
Woods Burn in Morristown Fire Ravages Woods
Incident on April 25 in Morristown New Jersey as incendiaries set fire to nearby woods destroying a vast amount of property and leaving the area still burning. Local authorities reported ongoing flames and damage throughout the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
N. J
News Reel of Global Deltas and Domestic Turmoil
A compact odds and ends column notes global tension with Congo railway talk and Brazil’s unrest, while domestic incidents include a murder attempt in Morrisville, a fatal Doane’s drugstore blast in Delaware Wisconsin, a Colorado Springs shooting, and political shifts on Saxton ballot reform. Also mentions the Langtry chatter, Gladstone on Ireland, and Kennan’s Sibarian petition view.
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Ioana
Bas
Stanley
Congo
Brazil
Duke of Ileans
France
John M. Clayton
Monte Carlo
Shelton
Copn
Comb Company
Sheer
Domoviroff
Moscow
Hammond
Chicago
Lilly Langtry
Freddie
Lord Lurgan
Noah Palmer
Morrisville
N. J
Gypsy
Ralph Knapp
Colorado Springs
Cernigie
Thos. Tummey
Pittsburg
Caleb Hayes
Etrack
Elmira
New York Assembly
Gov. Hill
Doane
Delaware
Wis
Geo. Kennan
Sim Garrett
Jerry Teel
Col. Brooke
San Augustine
Tex
Gladstone
Balfour
Ireland
Gosphen
Fifty Thousand Idle Strike May Start City Docks
Carcano April 24. Fifty thousand men idle through the strike and May 2 may witness a major city strike. Judge Howland rules in the Herod injunction suit, limiting use of Meridian Street closures until the viaduct is built, leaving the dispute between city and Union Railway unresolved. Sydney’s Peter Kemp defeats Neil Masterson to claim the world sculling championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcano
Howland
Herod
Union Railway Company
Meridianst
Meridian St
Sydney
N.S. W
Peter Kemp
Neil Masterson
Baggagemen push for law against loaded revolvers in transit
Local discussions push for penalties on transporting loaded revolvers in transit. Multiple court cases are reported, including James K. Lankford's guilty plea for robbing a post office and Mary J. Claiborne winning custody with alimony. Public notices include charity sales, temperance meetings, and a divorce case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trunce
Altman
Supreme Court
James KE. Lankford
Sandborn
U. S
South Pen
John M. Long
U.S
Woods
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Paul’s Church
G. G. Tanner
Tennessee
Gospel Temperance Meeting
Sixth Christian Church
Fletcher
The
Temperance League
Booth-Modjeska
Odd Fellowship
Cleveland
Meridipan-st, M. E
Taylor
Mary J. Claiborne
Leonard A. Claiborne
Manaur
D. W. Howe
Eviane Rotsch
Ihe
Mary HE
George W. Daningburg
Irene
Irvin
John Nelson
Nelson
Lee Dunn
Lawrence
Dunn
Howland
Bates-Claypool
Smith
John B. Elam
John S. Duncan
Circuit Court
Ford Winters
Mary F. Adame
John Q. Adame
Charles KE. Lane
Lane
Sara Burtin
Perry’s Incandescent Light Company
Burtin
First St
D. T. Slaughter
Girton
They Tout The Horns Indianapolis Sketching Tour Band
A group of ten talented New York and Indianapolis young ladies form an amateur orchestra led by the daughter of Mayor Hewitt. They play for private amusement and charity, planning a coast sketching tour with Mrs. A. E. Ferry, while pursuing music lessons, and a future public display only if charity supports it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swell Society of
New York
Coleg
Hewitt
Lyceum Theater
Silo
Dong
Annie Rooney
A. E. Ferry
General Field of Labor Strikes Threaten May Day Turmoil
Chicago labor leaders fight a general strike planned for May 1 that could involve about 223 000 workers and cripple labor interests. Projections note railroad men in Pittsburg unlikely to strike, while gas workers in Elizabeth New Jersey seek a raise. Union Pacific workers press for higher pay as Philadelphia contractors resist carpenters 36 cent per hour demand. Lancaster trades seek $2 a day for nine hours. Southern Illinois miners win eight hours plus 25 percent raise. German railways discharge demonstrators and the government offers limited protection. Summer wear ads note Jene Grangie Clothing House in Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pittsburg
Elizabeth
N. J
Union Pacific
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Southern Illinois
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Mrs. Landers
Central Traffic Association
Y. National
St. Joe
Griffin
Missouri
Upton
U. G. Army
Arma
Diaz
Herald
City of
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Love
Louisville
Bertha Wittgenstein
Fifth St
Miss Wittgenstein
Granny
Gondoliers
Park
Ada Gray
Camille
Lavor
Vna
Empxris
Mount Pleasant
Miss
Chicano
Ie. Carpenters
Sporting Life
K. K
Students of
the News
Kemp
City Life
General Field OF Labor
Jene Grangie
1St
W. Washington
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